News
The latest music, comedy and arts news from Scotland.
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ArtRefugee crisis: Cartoon urges EU to do more
A new animated video by a group of Swedish designers, Safe and Legal Paths calls on European Union leaders to do more to help those caught up in the ongoing refugee crisis in Syria in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Read more »| 25 Nov 2015 -
ArtThis Week in Scottish Art: IC-98 at DCA & more
New shows open at Platform and Dundee Contemporary Arts and one-off events at Fruitmarket Gallery and Street Level Photoworks feature in this week's art round-up. Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
MusicFoo Fighters release Saint Cecilia EP for free
Foo Fighters have released Saint Cecilia, a free five-track EP released to coincide with the end of the band's world tour. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
MusicThe Cure announce Manchester & London gigs for 2016
Drawing on their 37 year career to date, The Cure will make a long-awaited return to the UK for a series of shows in winter 2016. Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Art
Neu! Reekie! unveil Big Issue Christmas Art Heist
Edinburgh multi-arts curators Neu! Reekie! have joined forces with some of Scotland's top artists to give away unique artworks hidden inside copies of The Big Issue Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
Music
New Albums This Week (20 Nov) - The Grand Gestures, Bill Wells
The best new music this week, featuring albums from The Grand Gestures, illustrious jazz stalwart Bill Wells, returning French ensemble Steeple Remove, and Swedish psych wizards Sudakistan Read more »| 20 Nov 2015
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Things To Do
What's On Scotland 19-26 Nov: Strange Behaviours
Stirling beckons us this weekend, as two-day multi-stage music fest Strange Behaviours returns to The Tolbooth, seeing Admiral Fallow and United Fruit headline day one and two respectively, alongside a schedule of 15 additional acts Read more »| 19 Nov 2015 -
Books
Book Week Scotland set for 2015 launch
Book Week Scotland 2015 kicks off on Monday 23 November – here are a selection of the key literary events taking place across Scotland over the course of the week. Read more »| 18 Nov 2015 -
Videos
John Lemke – To Let It Go: Video Premiere
Watch the video for To Let It Go by Glasgow composer, sound artist and electronic producer John Lemke. Read more »| 18 Nov 2015 -
Film
A Very Murray Christmas: Watch the trailer
Bill Murray is joined by a host of stars in the new trailer to his Sofia Coppola-directed Christmas Special for Netflix, A Very Murray Christmas. As anyone ... Read more »| 18 Nov 2015 -
Music
Explosions In The Sky announce 2016 UK tour
Texas post-rockers Explosions In The Sky have announced a string of UK and Ireland tour dates for April 2016, their first in four years. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
Latest News
Bruntwood Prize 2015 winner announced
Receiving the Bruntwood prize in its tenth year is “the best boost of writerly confidence I could imagine” says recently announced winner Katherine Soper. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
Art
This Week in Scottish Art: Gold Panning & more
In this week's Scottish art round-up, catch new exhibitions a-plenty in Glasgow, a talk on the art of collage in Dundee, and work centred on "vulgar adoptions of foreign words" in Edinburgh. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
Music
John Cummings leaves Mogwai
Guitarist John Cummings has left Mogwai after nearly 20 years with the band. Read more »| 17 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Live At Leeds announces first bands for 2016
Live at Leeds have announced the first wave of acts for next year's festival, which will feature a digital programme for the first time. Next year's Live at... Read more »| 16 Nov 2015